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    Default Re: High Dose Pain Meds. No Taper Down, Forced Cold Turkey, Won't Send New Doctor Med

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    M, could you clarify something for me please?

    Is a provider not allowed to charge a patient for providing a copy of their medical records?
    Dogmatique , a doctor can charge for the cost of copying the medical records and postage if they have to be mailed. Federal law states a doctor can't charge a fee for searching for them or similiar things. Unfortunately, some states haven't incorporated federal law into their state laws, yet. So some doctors do charge an extra fee. A federal complaint can be made, but that won't get the patient a copy of their medical records any time soon. The feds do suggest making a copy of the law and showing it to the person in charge of making the copies or the doctor. Although doctors rarely, if ever, deal with copies of medical records.

    "Charges
    A provider cannot deny you a copy of your records because you have not paid for the services you have received.

    However, a provider may charge for the reasonable costs for copying and mailing the records. The provider cannot charge you a fee for searching for or retrieving your records"

    http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individ...rds/index.html

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    Default Re: High Dose Pain Meds. No Taper Down, Forced Cold Turkey, Won't Send New Doctor Med

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    Dogmatique , a doctor can charge for the cost of copying the medical records and postage if they have to be mailed. Federal law states a doctor can't charge a fee for searching for them or similiar things. Unfortunately, some states haven't incorporated federal law into their state laws, yet. So some doctors do charge an extra fee. A federal complaint can be made, but that won't get the patient a copy of their medical records any time soon. The feds do suggest making a copy of the law and showing it to the person in charge of making the copies or the doctor. Although doctors rarely, if ever, deal with copies of medical records.

    "Charges
    A provider cannot deny you a copy of your records because you have not paid for the services you have received.

    However, a provider may charge for the reasonable costs for copying and mailing the records. The provider cannot charge you a fee for searching for or retrieving your records"

    http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individ...rds/index.html
    I think the key there was obtaining a copy versus retrieving and viewing. They're definitely two different wee animals, aren't they? Funny things, doctors offices. Funny things indeed.

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    Default Re: High Dose Pain Meds. No Taper Down, Forced Cold Turkey, Won't Send New Doctor Med

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    I think the key there was obtaining a copy versus retrieving and viewing. They're definitely two different wee animals, aren't they? Funny things, doctors offices. Funny things indeed.

    Dogmatique, some doctors are rather unusual. . LOL. I made a Federal Complaint regarding being charged the search fee for a copy of medical records. I spoke to someone before I made the complaint. I was told the seach fee didn't apply to copies of medical records or retrieving and viewing. Search fees are much more than the cost of copies. Search fees can also be in addition to the cost of copies.

    I don't know about the OP's state of New Jersey. Where I am, doctors don't usually charge other doctors for copies of patients medical records when they are sent from one doctor to the other.

    I agree with Mr. Knowitall. There is more to the story. The OP not showing up for a pill count, can be the same as failing it. A lot of doctors will work with patients when things happen and some won't. Chances are this may not have been the first time the OP didn't do what they agreed to do when they signed the pain contract.

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